Troupe Class Descriptions

Overview

Glittery Tapping Wonderland is exciting to now be offering competition classes, students will have the opportunity to perform troupe routines at various competitions and dance festivals throughout the year.
Glittery Tapping Wonderland competition teams are for students who are keen to further their dancing and go to the next level, this is a fantastic way to gain further dance experience and performance opportunity’s.

All classes will be structured with strong technical development and a big emphasis on team work as we work through the year building friendships with our troupe as well as learning how to work as a team in a dance environment.

Students will:
-Gain stage presence
-Further performance skills
-Improve confidence
-Expand knowledge in each dance style the take part in
-Make life long friends
-Be apart of a team

Ballet – Under 7 & Under 10

This is a troupe classical ballet class working towards a routine ready for competitions throughout the year as well as focusing on an understanding of a strong Classical Ballet foundation for technique. We work from the Barre, moving onto centre work then continuing on with building up our Ballet Troupe Routine.

Jazz –Under 7, Under 10 & Under 13

This is a troupe jazz class working towards a routine ready for competitions throughout the year. Students will learn strong jazz technique in posture, isolations, kicks, turns, leaps, rhythm exercises and floor patterns. Jazz is a modern high-energy style of dance with music styles from today’s hits to Broadway musicals. As the students progress so will the jazz moves.

Tap – Under 7, Under 10 & Under 13

This is a troupe tap class working towards a routine ready for competitions throughout the year. Tap classes will learn a strong base technique for tap focusing on rhythms and intricate patterns of footwork as well as change of tempo and different styles of tap from Fred Astaire to Street Tap.

Hip hop – Under 13

This is a troupe Hip hop class working towards a routine ready for competitions throughout the year. Hip hop classes will be fun but structured while learning correct Hip hop technique, students will cover all aspects including breaking, locking and popping with the help of pop and R&B songs. The latest pop stars video clips inspire our hip hop classes.

Acro/Stretch/Strength

This is our extra bonus class for all troupe members. Acro/Stretch/Strength will further benefit our students dance skills by learning acro skills such as hand stands, cart wheels, walk over’s, rolls and aerials. This will further our strength as well as other strengthening activities. Also added in our extra bonus class will be learning safe practises for stretching to again further our dance skills, students will learn how to safely expand their splits, backbends and feet this will improve all of our dance steps.